# Buzz Cut Filter: See Yourself With a Buzz Cut

> Try a number 1, 2 or 3 buzz, a buzz with a skin fade or a bleached buzz cut on your own photo before you pick up the clippers.

- URL: https://soracai.com/buzz-cut-filter
- Canonical: https://soracai.com/buzz-cut-filter
- Model: Google Nano Banana 2 (Gemini image model)
- Type: photo effect
- Category: Transform (https://soracai.com/effects/transform)
- Cost: 10 credits per run (packs from $0.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md)
- Inputs: Your photo – Front-facing, no hat, ears visible; Buzz cut length (optional) – Or describe your own
- Time: about 15 seconds
- Watermark: none
- Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/buzz-cut-filter/poster.avif
- Updated: 2026-11-08

## What is the Buzz Cut Filter: See Yourself With a Buzz Cut?

A buzz cut takes five minutes and months to grow back, so it is worth seeing first. The buzz cut filter shows you with one on your own photo. Upload a selfie, pick a length and press Generate: in about 15 seconds you see your real head shape under short, even hair, with your face, beard, clothes and background kept as they were.

There are five versions. The number 1 is very short, with the scalp just visible. The number 2 is the classic buzz most people mean. The number 3 to 4 is longer and softer, a good first step down from medium hair. The buzz with a skin fade adds clean faded sides and a sharp line-up, and the bleached buzz goes bright platinum. Beards and stubble stay as they are unless you ask otherwise.

Buzz cuts come back every few years, often as a lockdown-style dare, a fresh start, or a way to deal with thinning hair. A real-time filter can only paint a dark cap on your head. An image model redraws the top of the head so the hairline, the head shape and the light look right, which is the part people actually want to judge.

If you want to go all the way, the bald filter shows a fully shaved head. For other short cuts like a textured crop, a taper fade or a quiff, use the AI Hairstyle Changer.

## Buzz cut lengths explained

Clipper guards are numbered by length: a number 1 leaves about 3 mm, a number 2 about 6 mm, a number 3 about 10 mm and a number 4 about 13 mm. Shorter shows more scalp and more of the head shape; longer looks softer and fuller. The presets follow those lengths so the preview matches what the clippers will do.

## Buzz cut or bald?

A buzz cut keeps a visible hairline and a little colour on the head, which flatters most people. A fully shaved head is a bigger statement. Try both: this page for the buzz, and the bald filter for a clean shave.

## How to use it

1. Open https://soracai.com/buzz-cut-filter and upload a photo (Your photo, Buzz cut length).
2. Press Generate (10 credits, shown on the button before you run it).
3. Wait about 15 seconds; the result is also saved to My Creations.
4. Download the image without a watermark. Failed runs are refunded automatically.

## Examples

- Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/buzz-cut-filter/poster.avif
- Example input 1: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-hairstyle/before-m.webp

## Tips

- Take off hats and push long hair back so the model sees your head shape.
- Start with the number 3 to 4 if you have long hair now; it is the gentlest change.
- Compare a plain buzz with the skin-fade version; the sides change the look a lot.
- Even light makes the head shape and hairline read clearly.

## Use cases

- Decide whether to buzz your hair at home
- Compare guard lengths before you pick the clipper
- See how a buzz cut looks with your beard
- Preview a look for a role or a fresh start

## FAQ

### What would I look like with a buzz cut?

Upload a front-facing selfie without a hat, pick a length and press Generate. You get the same photo with a buzz cut in about 15 seconds.

### Is it free?

New accounts get free credits for photo templates, so you can try it at no cost. More runs use credits from a pack or plan, and the cost is shown on the Generate button before you run it.

### Will it keep my beard?

Yes. The template keeps any beard or stubble as it is and changes only the hair on your head.

### Does it work for women?

Yes. The buzz cut is a popular women's cut too; it works on any photo where the head is visible.

### Can I see myself fully bald instead?

Use the bald filter for a clean, smooth shaved head.

### Is there a watermark?

No. Images download without a watermark.

### Where is my photo stored?

Uploads are stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) under your account so the run can happen and the result appears in Creations. They are not public, and you can email support to request deletion. To run the effect, a copy is sent to our AI model provider (kie.ai); result files are kept for 14 days, so download what you want to keep.

## Related effects

- [AI Hairstyle Changer](https://soracai.com/ai-hairstyle): Upload a selfie, tap a hairstyle and a hair colour, and see the new look on your own face before you book the salon.
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- [AI Hair Color Changer](https://soracai.com/ai-hair-color-changer): See your own hair in copper, platinum, burgundy, pastel pink or any shade, with your haircut kept exactly as it is.
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- [Long Layers Haircut: Try Long Layered Hair on Your Photo](https://soracai.com/long-layers-haircut): See yourself with long, layered hair: blowout layers, a butterfly cut, layers with curtain bangs, beach waves or a sleek V-cut.
- [Bald Filter: What Would I Look Like Bald?](https://soracai.com/ai-bald-filter): See yourself with a clean shaved head, a freshly shaved head with stubble, or bald with a full beard, from one photo.
- [Misanthropy Meme AI: Turn Your Photo Into the Side-Eye Animation](https://soracai.com/ai-misanthropy-meme): From one photo, you become a hand-drawn 2D character with small horns who glances left, glances right, then grins as the screen floods red: the viral "misanthropy is when…" animation meme, drawn from your own face.

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